I fear I maybe in for a severe lynching by voicing my thoughts here ... but I need to ask ... sorry! The Leatherman Pulse, a much loved and iconic tool with many devout followers despite many tooling developments by LM and others .... why?
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Does the Pulse actually have a diamond coat file? That would be awesome!
I borrowed Bruce's picture showing the 2 varieties of diamond files found in Pulses .(Image removed from quote.)
I LOVE the Pulse because it is so compact , has great scissors , a diamond file & it has tool locks. Tough to find such a nice compact MT that has tool locks. The quirky rocker locks are the icing on the cake for me .I like to pocket carry my MTs & the Pulse is a real nice MT to do this with.
You are just not as evolved as the rest of the members here...
I'm not a huge fan of the old school Leathermans but the Pulse changed my mind I guess its popularity is down to that fact it has a good selection of tools and of course discontinued. Rather like the Juice KF4
I like the Pulse for its unique rocker locking mechanism and tool load out. But mostly for me, it was my father's first good quality multi-tool. Therefore, my own copy holds a prominent position in my collection because it was his.
Mine only lasted a week Al, nothing seems to replace the wave for me, i love my pst and st300 as well, but im not convinced on the locks on the pulse, each to there own though and still a nice looking MT
Ok mate you and I really need to meet up so I can fill in the holes in your leatherman knowledge. If the pulse wasn't so rare I would carry mine far more.
Quote from: MultiMat on June 25, 2011, 05:44:14 PMI borrowed Bruce's picture showing the 2 varieties of diamond files found in Pulses .(Image removed from quote.)That tears it.I officially want a Pulse.
It' should come apart like any PST etc and, going purely by eyeball, the blade looks to be only a whisper thicker than a SOG component, so that might work.
Quote from: Gareth on June 27, 2011, 06:41:25 PMIt' should come apart like any PST etc and, going purely by eyeball, the blade looks to be only a whisper thicker than a SOG component, so that might work.I'm wondering, has anyone has ever tried filing down the locking notch on the blade? Just enough so that the blade can be forced closed, without using the lock release, but still offer enough tension to keep the blade open safely.Is it possible?
Quote from: turnsouth on June 27, 2011, 07:21:09 PMI'm wondering, has anyone has ever tried filing down the locking notch on the blade? Just enough so that the blade can be forced closed, without using the lock release, but still offer enough tension to keep the blade open safely.Is it possible?it's a nice thought and actually you're pretty much describing a PST blade. Again going by eyeball the PST blade would pretty much just drop in or at least only take a little bit of reworking. What I hadn't realised until now was the the Pulse blade is a touch longer than the one on the PST.
I'm wondering, has anyone has ever tried filing down the locking notch on the blade? Just enough so that the blade can be forced closed, without using the lock release, but still offer enough tension to keep the blade open safely.Is it possible?
UPDATE ............ To be continued .....